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31 Cards in this Set
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Microorganisim |
Microscopic life forms that flourishes the body |
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Transmission |
Moving from one place to the other |
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Infection |
Spread of infectious disease |
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Antibody |
A blood protein produced in response to counteracting a specific antigen |
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Biohazard |
A risk to health or the environment arising from biological work,especially with microorganisims |
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Body substance isolation |
A practice of isolating all body substances |
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Carrier |
A person or thing that carries, holds, or conveys something |
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Contagious |
Spread from one person or organism to another by direct or indirect contact |
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Decontamination |
Process of cleansing an object or substance to remove contaminants such as microorganisims or hazardous materials |
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Direct contact |
Occurs when bodily fluids such from a dead, alive, or infectious person has touched another body opening |
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Designated officer |
Specific person within an EMS agency who is responsible for receiving notifications of potential exposures |
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Immunity |
The ability of an organism to resist a particular infection or toxin by the action of specific anti-bodies or white blood cells |
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Immunization |
Process whereby a person is made immune or resistant to an infectious disease |
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Immunocompromise |
Having an impaired immune system |
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Indirect contact |
The transmission occurs when there is no direct human-to-human contact |
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Infection control |
The steps that health care workers to help the prevention of a spread of infectious diseases |
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Sterilization |
Cleaning an item so all microorganisims have been removed |
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Transmission |
Transfer of an infectious agent from one source |
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Vector |
Organism that carries a disease from one source to another |
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Standard precautions |
Personal protective equipment used routinely in certain circumstances |
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Sharps container |
A container that holds sharps stuff |
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Sharps |
Instruments with a sharp point, such as needles, syringes, and sharp blades |
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Safety officer |
A designated person who is charged with knowledge of relevant CDC |
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Ryan white law |
Regulation that states that a hospital Is regarded to notify An EMS agency if it's staff identifies an infectious illness |
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Risk management |
The forecasting and evaluation of financial risks together with the identification of procedures to avoid or minimize their impact |
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Prophylaxis |
Action taken to prevent disease, especially by specified means or against a specific disease |
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Portal of entry |
The site through which micro-organisims enter the susceptible host and cause disease/infection |
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PPE |
Clothing, helmets, goggles, or other clothing that protects the body from injury or infection |
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Pathogen |
A bacterium, virus, or other microorganisim that can cause disease |
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Mucus membrane |
An epithelial tissue that secretes mucus and that lines many body cavities and tubular organs |
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Infection control |
Each department must assign an infection officer, to control the spread of infectious diseases |
